Beavers in Patagonia – The Unwelcome Guest

When traveling to the southernmost reaches of Patagonia you will encounter an amazing landscape, a land shaped by the winds, Tierra del Fuego. Beautiful forests inhabited by the most intriguing wildlife, but also an unwelcome guest; a creature introduced in the 1940s, brought all the…

Over the past week, thousands of squid in Chile have washed up on the beaches of Santa María Island. Up to now, the cause for the massive die-off (an estimated 10,000 up to now) of these cephalopods is unknown. It is not uncommon for dead…

Massive Whale Die-Off in Patagonia has become the topic of residents and scientists over the past few months. National Geographic recently released an article on the shocking news of the discovery of the corpses of 337 dead sei whales in Chile’s southern Patagonia (in a…

Galapagos Blue-Footed Booby Mother Boobies take care of their chicks right up to the point when their feet start turning to that beautiful aqua-blue. Learn more here - Blue-footed Boobies. Galapagos Frigatebird Momma Frigatebird will take care of this little guy for up to four…

Endemic species are geographically constrained to one particular place on the planet. They often live on islands, though humanity has pushed more than a handful of continent-based animals to an endemic state through hunting and habitat loss. Endemic species are more likely to form in…